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The proposed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), has continued to receive knocks from stakeholders and other concerned individuals and groups with workers in the upstream sector of the petroleum industry faulting among others, the absence of specific provisions on expatriate quota and local manpower training.
Efforts of the embattled former Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA) Chief Olabode George and five others to secure a temporary relief from the judgement of an Ikeja High court that jailed them over the NPA scam hit the rock today as the same court refused their request for bail pending appeal.
ABOUT two million Nigerian auto mechanics may soon be forced out of the labour market as a result of obsolete knowledge, the Federal Government had warned.
A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has appealed to President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to intervene in the plight of returnee Nigerians from Libya by putting in place machineries that will reintegrate them into the society.
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the veiled call for a violent change of government, accusing opponents of the President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua administration of seeking an "ignoble shortcut to power".
Governor of the Central Bank, CBN, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, has vowed that there will be no respite for banks on corporate governance, insisting that this will help rid the industry of criminals.
The federal government yesterday explained why utility vehicles attached to the former Head of State and two-time presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) General Muhammadu Buhari, were withdrawn.
There are regrettable flaws in recent government moves to deregulate the downstream oil sector. The cost to the nation is equally regrettable. When on October 10, Mr. Aminu Babakusa, the Group Executive Director, Commercial and Investment of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), announced November 1, 2009 as the date for commencement of the full deregulation of the sector, he could only ...
Since the advent of oil boom in Nigeria, governments have been lax in collecting taxes from citizens, corporate bodies and organisations to fund their programmes.
Top government officials in charge of the oil industry refused yesterday to say when the full deregulation policy of the downstream oil sector will take place, saying they were still in consultations to try to build a national consensus around the policy.
PRESIDENT Umaru Yar'Adua has risen up to the complicating consequences of fracturing feuds that are part of his administration.
Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State has observed that if the continent of Africa must grow out of its debilitating problems, the media has a great role to play in changing the negative image of Africa.
OVER 1,000 Nigerians on death row in Libya prisons who were recently repatriated, following the intervention of a Nigeria-based civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), have sent a Save Our Soul (SOS) message to President Umaru Yar'Adua.
FORMER Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ambassador Idris Waziri has disclosed that Nigeria and China have signed an agreement to stop the inflow of substandard and fake products from the latter into the country, just as he disclosed that the proposed first Nigeria-China Trade and Investment Forum will help put a stop to counterfeiting and importation of fake products into the country from China.
Globacom Limited,the Official Sponsor of Nigeria's FIFA U-17 World Cup team, the Golden Eaglets, has charged the coach Obuh tutored boys and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to remain focused ahead of today's clash against Korea.
If there is a team that has found home in Nigeria it is the Switzerland side. The Europeans who are making their debut in the tournament have stolen the souls of Lagos fans with their impressive performance.
Korea Republic's players looked a little bemused to see throngs of local fans lining the fence at their late-afternoon training session on Saturday. "We had a bit of a rough start, but we are getting better with every game we play.
Denmark Odense's Nigerian forward, Peter Utaka, has taken time out of his goals scoring form in the Danish league to speak on how it all started.
Super Eagles forward, Obinna Nsofor, and his team mates at Spanish Primera Liga side Malaga, have been charged to be more clinical in front of goal beginning from this weekend's fixture against Tenerife at Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez.
Unknown to most Nigerians, Shehu Sani Emmanuel, the player who has caught the attention of the sporting world with his splendid showing for the Golden Eaglets, even as a substitute, is an altar boy in the Synagogue Church of All Nations.
After seeing his side beat Germany 4-3 during Tuesday's round of 16 clash at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Swiss coach, Dany Ryser says he was happy avoiding the Golden Eaglets in the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Nigerian-duo of Wolfsburg's Obafemi Martins and TSG Hoffenheim's Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke, will on Saturday trade tackles when both clubs clash in a German Bundesliga fixture.
Nigeria's flag-bearers in the money-spinning CAF Champions League, Heartland, will this afternoon trade tackles with TP Mazembe of Congo DR in the grand-finale of this year's competition, The Naze Millionaires who arrived Lumbubashi yesterday aboard a chartered flight from Port Harcourt, are confident they will hold their own against their host at the end of the encounter.
No doubt, this is going to be a very important week for Nigerian football. It is one week many will not forget in a hurry. Just like September 6, which some analysts have already termed the "black" September, this weekend shall also remain one that will be much talked about.
Attention have shifted from the National Stadium Abuja to the U.J Esuene Stadium Calabar where the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria, and defending champions of the FIFA U-17 World are set to tackle later today their U-17 counterparts from Korea Republic in a crucial quarter-final clash. The Coach John Obuh lads thrashed New Zealand 5-0 in the round of 16 knockout encounter to book a date with the South ...
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